Convertible couch bed



Dec. 30, 1924. 1,520,931

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CONVERTIBLE COUCH BED Filed Jan. 24, 1924 Patented Dec. 30, 1924.

UNITED STATES.:

HARRY. CHESSLER, OFfvBR-OOKLY-N, NEW. YO'RK CONVERTIBLE COUCH BED.

Application led January 24, 1924. SerialNo. 688;269;`

To all who/m, t may Concern.:

Beit known that I, HARRY Cnnssnnn, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State (it-New York,v have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Convertible Couch Beds, of which the following is a specificaA tion.

T he present invention relates toV couch beds, particularly of the type in which the co-uch bed is composed ot two superposed sections, which can be extended or contracted to form respectively a bed or couch.

In the accompanying drawing in whichy v tion 1() constitutes the main or stationary trame and section 11 the collapsible section, which, when extendedand unfolded, forms with the main frame a double bed.v

12 denotes the supporting ledge for the spring mattress 13 or the like of the main trame and 14 denote the feet of the latter. The foldable or collapsible section 11 is adapted in contracted position to occupy the space 15 below the spring mattress 13 of the main frame. To this end below the ledge 12 and somewhat above the feet of the main frame a pair of horizontally disposed angle irons 16 or the like are xed to the main frame one at each end of the latter. These angle irons constitute supports on which slidably bears the collapsible section 11. The latter is composed of two vertically superposed rectangular frames 17 and 18 of which the lower one 17 is formed at its end portions with casters 19 adapted to bear on the floor. These frames extend throughout the entire length of the main frame and serve, when unfolded and retracted from the latter, to support a spring mattress 2O which together with the collapsed section is adapted to be accommodated in the space 15. The lower frame 17 at its front has fixed to it a vertical board or panel 21, which in the contracted condition of the couch bed, iis adapted to serve as a wall Jfor the front opening 'of the space 15 and is made substantially offaflen-gth equal to that ofthe main frame. For-the purpose of symmetry, the space 15 may be closed'at its rearby a stationary board'orpanel 22. The --rear partof the lower-frame 17 is. adapted to'l slidably-bear on the angle irons'or ledges 16 and istormed with a downwardly ex-` tending projection 23, whiclrwhenthe coll lapsible y frame is retracted from` ythe mainv trame will abut against a blocker bar V24:3' orthe like and serve as a stop, preventing the com-plete withdrawal of vthe collapsiblesection from the space 15. The upper frame, 18 is somewhat smaller in its dimensionsl than the lowerframe 17 and is capable of being collapsed, sol as to tit in the main. trame 17"-and occupy with it'the same plane.. To this end, it is movably supported 'by two pairs, o1` arms 25 pivoted the-reto at 26" and tulcrumedat2-7 to thef'lowerl trame 17, the arms being in length so admeasuredE that@ when the frame 18y is, raised, itv is leven with the ledge 12. By virtue ot these swing ing arms, the upper trame 18 will Qbev capable" of moving parallel to` itsel't'lanid'relative to the lower frame 17 Mov-ably supported about centrally on the trout; part' oifthe upper frame 18 `is a U-shaped handle 28 the legs 29 of which are formed with longitudinal recesses 8O slidably engaging screw bolts 31 or the like xed to the frame 18. Fixed to the inner face of the board or panel 21 and about centrally thereof is a recessed or looped horizontally disposed bar 32 so arranged that the loops or recesses 32 thereof register with the legs 29 of the handle 28 and are capable of engaging said legs, whereby the upper frame 18, when in raised position, may be locked to the lower frame 17. The panel 21 at its upper edge just above the bar 32 is out away, as at 21, so as to enable thel grasping of it by the hand, when the couch bed is contracted.

The manipulation is as follows 1 When the couch bed is contracted and converted into a couch, the collapsible section 18 occupies the space 15, the latter being closed by the front panel 21. When it is desired to unfold or extend the couch bed, the panel 21 is grasped at the recessed portion 21 and pulled forward, thereby withdrawing the toldable section 11 from the space 15, until the nose 23 strikes the block 24. In this position, the panel 21 occupies the dotted line position shown in Fig. 2 and the frames 17, 18 are collapsed as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 2 or in full lines in Fig. 4. Now on grasping the handle 28 and pulling it upwardly, the latter will be raised, until the screws 31 bear against the lower ends of the slots 30 and the frame 18 swung into its raised position. Thereupon and while still holding the han dle 28 with one hand, the panel is moved back until the upper frame 18 strikes the ledge 12. In this position, the looped bar 32 will register with the legs of the handle, so that on releasing the latter, it will by its .own gravity fall into locking position and lock the collapsed frame in the raised position. The folding or contracting of the couch bed is effected by first raising the handle 28 and thereby unlocking the frames 17, 18, then moving the panel into the dotted line position (Fig. 2) and permitting the frame 18 to swing into the plane of the frame 17 and pushing the collapsed section into the space l5. The collapsible frame 18 may be .suitably counterbalanced, so as to be movable with the least possible effort and the frame 17 may be provided with ball bearings (not shown) to facilitate its sliding movement on the ledges 16. It is clear that the above described structure is very advantageous in that the folding and unfolding of the couch bedcan be performed very quickly and easily and without disarranging the pillows on the couch or main section 10.

wWhat I claim is 1. A convertible couch bed structure comprising a stationary section having at its bottom a free space, a collapsible section adapted to be accommodated in said free space and composed of two vertically superposed frames connected by swinging arms, so that the upper one is capable of moving parallel to itself and relative to the lower frame, means in the stationary section on which said lower frame may be slidably eX- tended outwardly, a movable grasp on said upper frame and means on said lower frame to engage said grasp to lock said upper frame in raised position, when said collapsiblc section is extended.

2. A convertible couch bed structure comprising a stationary section having` at its bottom a free space, a collapsible section adapted to be accommodated in said free space and composed of two vertically superposed interconected frames of which the upper one is movable relative to the lower one and parallel to itself and capable in collapsed position of occupying the same plane as the lower one of said frames, means on said stationary section on which said lower frame may be slidably extended outwardly, a movable grasp on said collapsible section and locking means of which said grasp forms a part and whereby the upper one of said frames is locked in raised position, when said collapsible section is unfolded or extended,

In testimony whereof I afl-"1X my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HARRY CHESSLER. Witnesses:

MAX l). ORDMANN,

JosnPH T. MCMAHON. 

